Baring Teeth – Transitive Savagery
In an ever changing arena for the genre, Baring Teeth have a lot of competition now amongst Death Metal oddities, and with their latest effort 'Transitive Savagery' (Translation Loss), they make a...
View ArticleDamnation 2018 – Leeds, UK
In the face of trying financial times for bands and gig-bookers alike, the fact that Damnation Festival still pulled off another sell out edition is both impressive and heartening. Despite their own...
View ArticleIn The Woods…– Cease The Day
Following their return from hiatus in 2014, much to the delight of a sharp, in-the-know fanbase, Norway’s In The Woods... showed a glorious return to form with 2016’s 'Pure' (Debemur Morti), an album...
View ArticleBEYOND THE BLACK: Reviews Round Up ft. Nature Morte, Second To Sun,...
Tis the season... for Black Metal! To celebrate, Ghost Cult runs the rule over several of this Winter's coldest releases... Continue reading → The post BEYOND THE BLACK: Reviews Round Up ft. Nature...
View ArticleOrder Of The Nameless Ones – Utter To Me The Word Of Wrath
By today’s standard, hearing of any Extreme Metal band being in some way influenced by the works of H. P. Lovecraft is about as surprising the influence of Satan, or of hearing a Black Metal band might...
View ArticleSvarta Stugan- Islands/Öar
When we think of island land masses, amongst many things, there are a couple of notable thoughts and ideals which spring to mind. First is the idea of separation and seclusion, with the idea of remote,...
View ArticleDeathrite – Nightmares Reign
By now a stalwart of the German Death Metal scene, Deathrite have, on the outside at least, been quietly plugging away under the radar, building a solid back catalogue and a strong reputation....
View ArticleGreat Falls- A Sense Of Rest
It is coming to the end of another year, a time with some celebration you may have heard of on the horizon and, more importantly, for end of year lists, where mostly sane people agonise and debate...
View ArticleFesterday- iihtallan
After a string of EP releases and splits in their early incarnation, this month sees them finally release a full-length debut in the solid, if unspectacular, 'iihtalan' (Season Of Mist), where perhaps...
View ArticleNailed To Obscurity – Black Frost
2017’s release of 'King Delusion' (Apostasy Records) was a watershed moment for Nailed To Obscurity. It was an impressive and emotive effort which began to win them wider press and, as far as the UK is...
View ArticleOrchid – Miasma
Despite a heavy music scene that is abundant in talent, not many of India’s Metal bands have appeared on the radar outside of their native country. Aside from the likes of Demonic Resurrection...
View ArticleWRISTMEETRAZOR – Misery Never Forgets
The name WRISTMEETRAZOR feels, at the very least, a bit of a clumsy moniker, and at worst, a damaging one. But they are a band who are borne, by their own admission, from trauma, so its clear they do...
View ArticleKadinja – Super 90’
Kadinja have motioned an evolutionary phase on the follow up, but some may be pleased to know that, whilst there is a clear development on 'Super 90’ (Arising Empire), it isn’t an extreme change of...
View ArticleMono – Nowhere, Now Here
Latest release 'Nowhere, Now Here' (Pelagic) encapsulates the totality of the band so well, both in that vein of change and in their characteristic sense of capturing a vivid and heartfelt sonic...
View ArticleQuantum Pig – Songs Of Industry And Sunshine
Newly acquisitioned to the growing force of UK Progressive Rock White Star Records, Quantum Pig are another prime example of this bridge and, considering 'Songs Of Industry And Sunshine' (White Star...
View ArticleAstronoid – Astronoid
Having forged a sound that equally draws upon often blistering Black Metal with huge post-Rock atmospherics and melodies and with sounding inimitable, second time around, whilst not being a huge...
View ArticlePsycroptic – Aversions Crown – Within Destruction: Live at The Dome, London
Tonight is a busy day for Metal in the Capital, with the dreaded evening of multiple gig clashes, within a few stops of the Northern Line alone. One stop down from tonight’s proceedings in Tufnell Park...
View ArticleHexvessel – All Tree
The relationship between Metal, heavy music and other genres has always been an intriguing and often intertwining one, where artists seem to fall under our umbrella without sharing obvious similar...
View ArticleAntre – Void
Whilst the UK hasn’t always been recognised as a hotbed for Black Metal bar the occasional, exceptional case; recent times suggest the burgeoning of a rich scene in the underground; from the likes of A...
View ArticleGhost Iris – Apple Of Discord
Amongst the packed djent arena, Danish troupe Ghost Iris has always been a strong and reliable act that have never quite managed to step up to the heady heights of the scenes leading lights, such as...
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